PVT Robert Henry Trollinger[1]

Male 1861 - 1922  (60 years)


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  • Name Robert Henry Trollinger 
    Title PVT 
    Birth 18 Dec 1861  Catawba County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Jun 1922  Ocean View, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Death Records
      Name: Robert Henry Trollinger
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age at Death: 60
      Birth Date: 16 Dec 1862
      Death Date: 10 Jun 1922
      Death Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
      Registration Date: 10 Jun 1922
      Father: Moses B Trollinger
      Mother: Susan Chunn
      Spouse: Lillie Elmo
      Carcinoma of liver
      Informant Mrs. J.C. Rodgers

      U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans
      Name: Robert H Trollinger
      Death Date: 10 Jun 1922
      Cemetery: Forest Lawn Cemetery
      Cemetery Location: Norfolk, Virginia
      Private E Company 1st North Carolina Vol. Inf. war with Spain. To be shipped to Josephine C. Trollinger
    Burial Norfolk, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery
      Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA

      Inscription: Robt. H. Trollinger Co. B I N.C. Inf. Sp. Am. War 1861 1922
    Person ID I862  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2021 

    Father Moses Blanchard Trollinger,   b. 7 May 1828, Haw River, Alamance, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1885, Catawba County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Susan Secelia Chunn,   b. 4 Feb 1840, Rowan County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1913, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Elmer Sherrill,   b. 20 Nov 1861, Catawba County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1936 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 8 Aug 1880  Catawba County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Everett Trollinger,   b. 20 Mar 1883, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1944, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     2. William C. Trollinger,   b. 24 Mar 1885, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1885, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +3. Vincent Carlyle Trollinger,   b. 12 Sep 1886, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1940, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    +4. Robert Vernon Trollinger, Sr.,   b. 22 Nov 1888, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1959, Norfolk County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     5. PVT Clarence Earl Trollinger,   b. 15 Nov 1891, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1927, Norfolk, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     6. Josephine Calvin Trollinger,   b. 17 Feb 1894, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1963, Norfolk, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     7. Chief Bosun's Mate Edward Decker Trollinger, Sr.,   b. 30 Aug 1895, Newton, Catawba County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1950, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    +8. Zetta Mae Trollinger,   b. 3 Jun 1900, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1969, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     9. Ruby G. Trollinger,   b. 3 Apr 1902, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1903, Newton, Catawba, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Dec 1861 - Catawba County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Aug 1880 - Catawba County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jun 1922 - Ocean View, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Norfolk, VA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents

    Application for Headstone

    U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments

    1870 United States Federal Census
    Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
    Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
    rollinger, Robert H. - Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. 11 Jan 1923
    NOTICE!
    NOTICE!
    The Last and Final Sale of the Chunn Place. In obedience to an order of the Superior Court of Catawba county, made in the case of Susan S. Trollinger Adm'x of M. B. Trollinger. vs. R. H. Trollinger and others, I will resell on the premises at 12 o'clock M., on Saturday, the 2d day of June, 1888, that valuable tract of Land known as the Chunn place, adjoining Thomas Hyde and others, on the W. N. C. R. R., two miles East of Cleveland, in the county of Rowan, containing 157 acres more or less. Terms of Sale- The purchaser to pay 20 per cent, cash, and the balance on a credit of six months, the purchaser to give bond with approved security, title retained until all the purchase money is paid. The bidding will begin at four hundred dollars. -SUSAN S. TROLLINGER. Admx. of M. B. Troll May 1,1888.
    Married
    Married
    Married, at Methodist parsonage, in Newton, August 5th, by Rev. P. F. W. Stamey, Mr. Edwin L. Williams to Miss Isadore Hoover. By the same, August 8th, near Rock Spring camp ground, Mr. Robt. H. Trollinger to Miss Lillie E. Sherrill.
    Wedding Announcement
    Wedding Announcement
    By the same near Rock Spring camp ground, at Mathias Mondy's, Catawba county, N. C , August 8th, Mr. Robt. H . Trollinger, to Miss Lillie E. Sherrill.
    The Hospital Corps Organized
    The Hospital Corps Organized
    The news & observer. [volume], June 15, 1898, Page 2, Image 2
    About The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current
    Death of Mrs Trollinger
    Death of Mrs Trollinger
    Death of Mrs. Trollinger. Newton, July 15. Mrs. S S. Trollinger, one of the best known residents of Newton, died last night after an illness of several months. She was 82 years old. Five daughters and one son survive. They are Misses Mozelle and Rebecca Trollinger,, of Newton; Mrs. C. L. Dellinger, of Bennettsyille, S. C; Mrs. F. Z. Brotherton, of Sherrill's Ford; Mrs. W. A. Stamey, of North Newton, and R. H. Trollinger, of Salisbury. Last Wednesday for the first time in 20 years all the daughters were together at one time.
    Mrs S. S. Trollinger Dead
    Mrs S. S. Trollinger Dead
    Birthday for Vernon Trollinger
    Birthday for Vernon Trollinger
    Last Saturday night a delightful reception was held at the home of Mr. R. H. Trollinger on the Council Heights Farm. The occasion was a surprise birthday party given by Mrs. Vernon Trollinger to her husband, Mr. Trollinger, who had reached his twenty-fifth mile post An elegant supper was served, from 7 to 8 O clock. Afterwards there were" music and several games of rooks until 11 o'clock when the pleasure of the evening were ended.
    Visitation
    Visitation
    Mr. R. H. Trollinger of Salisbury was in Newton last Saturday, visiting his mother, Mrs. Susan Trollinger
    Visitations
    Visitations
    Mr. R. H. Trollinger, of Newton was in this city last week with a wagon load of chickens

    The Hickory Press Hickory, North Carolina
    07 Nov 1895, Thu • Page 7
    RH Trollinger Map location in Catawba County in 1866
    RH Trollinger Map location in Catawba County in 1866
    https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ncmaps/id/260
    Map of Catawba County, North Carolina (Robert Yoder)

    Headstones

    Forest Lawn Cemetery
    Norfolk, Norfolk, VA

  • Notes 
    • Son of clockmaker, Moses (Mace) Blanchard Trollinger & Susan Secelia Chunn. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War. He was mayor of Catawba Station in 1894.

      U.S., Spanish American War Volunteers
      Name: Private Robert H Trallinger [Private Robert H Trolinger]
      Military Year: 1898
      State: North Carolina
      Unit: 1 North Carolina Infantry
      Company: E

      U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments
      Name: Robert H Trollinger
      Birthyear: abt 1860
      Birthplace: North Carolina, United States
      Enlistment Age: 37 8/12
      Hosp Corps transferred from C 1st NC Inf disc 7 Nov 1898 disability Savannah GA

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Robert H Trollinger
      Age in 1910: 48
      Birth Year: abt 1862 [1862]
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Home in 1910: Salisbury East Ward, Rowan, North Carolina
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) [Head]
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Lillie Elmer Trollinger
      Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Robert H Trollinger 48
      Lillie Elmer Trollinger 48
      Vincent C Trollinger 23
      Robert V Trollinger 21
      Clarence E Trollinger 19
      Josephine Trollinger 17
      Eddecker Trollinger 15
      Zita May Trollinger 10

      1870 United States Federal Census
      Name: Robert Trolinger
      Age in 1870: 8
      Birth Year: abt 1862
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Home in 1870: Hamilton, Catawba, North Carolina
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Catawba Station

      U.S. City Directories
      Name: Robt H Trollinger
      Gender: M (Male)
      Spouse: Lillie E Trollinger
      Publication Title: Hill's Norfolk and Portsmouth (Northfolk County, VA.) City Directory

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Robert H. Trolinger
      Age: 18
      Birth Year: abt 1862
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Home in 1880: Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's name: Moses B. Trolinger
      Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Mother's name: Susan S. Trolinger
      Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Occupation: Works On Farm

  • Sources 
    1. [S357] Blanche B. Stamey, Blanche Stamey Genealogical Data.